La mineralización supergénica del yacimiento de oro de Salamón (León)

  1. O. Fadón 1
  2. María Candelas Moro Benito 2
  3. Andres Paniagua Condado 3
  4. José-Luis Crespo Ramón 1
  1. 1 SIEMCALSA
  2. 2 Dpto. de Geología. Univ. de Salamanca
  3. 3 Dpto. de Ciencias de la Tierra, Univ. de Zaragoza
Revue:
Geotemas (Madrid)

ISSN: 1576-5172

Année de publication: 2008

Titre de la publication: VII Congreso Geológico de España

Número: 10

Pages: 969-972

Type: Article

D'autres publications dans: Geotemas (Madrid)

Résumé

This paper shows the supergenic paragenesis of Salamon gold deposit, a polymetallic gold rich mineralization, with epithermal origin, located at NE Leon province (Spain). Oxidazing action of the meteoric waters over the very complicate primary assemblage of this deposit, generated a supergenic assemblage constituted by several Fe, Cu, Zn, Ca, Mg, Ni, Co and U oxi-hydroxides, carbonates, sulphates, arsenates and silicates. This mineralization is very varied but presents a narrow extension, being limited to local processes of mineral replacement, directly over the crystals (in situ) or in the neighbouring areas.